God truly cares about the fine details of our lives. We can see this in Deut. 24. Verses 1-9 touches on divorce (which God hates), re-marrying after divorce or death of a spouse, newly wed man’s responsibility to new wife, taking security for loans, kidnapping and skin diseases. Read verses 1-9 for full context.
Deut. 24:10-13, our focus today, addresses our compassion for those we lend money to. Are your terms harsh or do we want our money back so bad we are insensitive to the basic needs of the debtor?
Deut. 24:10-13
10 “If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security.
11 You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you.
12 If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.
13 Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the LORD your God will count you as righteous.